WoRMS taxon details
Lankacythere scotti (Brady, 1890)
462643 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:462643)
accepted
Species
marine, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Cythere scotti Brady, 1890) Brady, G. S. (1890). On Ostracoda collected by H. B. Brady, Esq., L. L. D., F. R. S. in the South Sea islands. <em>Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Earth Sciences.</em> 35(2): 489-525. [details] 
Holotype
, Type locality contained in New Caledonia
Holotype [details]
type locality contained in New Caledonia [details]
Distribution Banc de l'Aiguille, Noumea (Brady, 1890)
Etymology A very fine and well-marked species, which I have the pleasure of naming in honour of Mr. T. SCOTT of the Scottish Fishery...
Distribution Banc de l'Aiguille, Noumea (Brady, 1890) [details]
Etymology A very fine and well-marked species, which I have the pleasure of naming in honour of Mr. T. SCOTT of the Scottish Fishery...
Etymology A very fine and well-marked species, which I have the pleasure of naming in honour of Mr. T. SCOTT of the Scottish Fishery Board, a very able and industrious investigator of the Entomostraca and other Invertebrates. (Brady,1890) [details]
Brandão, S. N.; Antonietto, L. S.; Carvalho, A. B. G. D.; Pereira, J. S.; Pereira, S. G. G.; Praxedes, R. A.; Sá, H. A. B.; Sabater, L. M. (2025). World Ostracoda Database. Lankacythere scotti (Brady, 1890). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=462643 on 2025-10-10
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Nomenclature
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(of Cythere scotti Brady, 1890) Brady, G. S. (1890). On Ostracoda collected by H. B. Brady, Esq., L. L. D., F. R. S. in the South Sea islands. <em>Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Earth Sciences.</em> 35(2): 489-525. [details]
basis of record Maddocks, R. F. (2007). Podocopid and platycopid Ostracoda of New Caledonia. <em>In: Payri, C. E., & de Forges, B. R. (Eds.). Compendium of marine species from New Caledonia. Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement. 117, seconde édition.</em> 269-273. [details] Available for editors
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basis of record Maddocks, R. F. (2007). Podocopid and platycopid Ostracoda of New Caledonia. <em>In: Payri, C. E., & de Forges, B. R. (Eds.). Compendium of marine species from New Caledonia. Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement. 117, seconde édition.</em> 269-273. [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype [details]
From editor or global species database
Additional information 2-4 fathoms. (Brady,1890) [details]Diagnosis Shell, viewed from the side, subquadrate, higher in front than behind; height equal to a little more than half the length. Anterior end broad and boldly rounded, and bearing a variable number of small fringed spines; posterior imperfectly rounded, its lower half slightly produced and bearing about six blunt marginal teeth; dorsal margin prominent over the anterior hinge, thence sloping gently backwards with a slight sinuosity, and rounded at its junction with the posterior end, ventral almost perfectly straight. Viewed from above, very broadly ovate, greatest width behind the middle, antiequal to two-thirds of the length, lateral margins boldly curved and forming a continuous sweep, with the anterior end broad; from the broadest part of the shell it converges abruptly backwards and terminates in a broad, truncated central prominence; margins everywhere irregular or crenate. Surface of the shell marked with a raised reticulate pattern (1), enclosing irregular polygonal excavations. (Brady, 1890) [details]
Dimensions 1 mm. (Brady, 1890) [details]
Distribution Banc de l'Aiguille, Noumea (Brady, 1890) [details]
Etymology A very fine and well-marked species, which I have the pleasure of naming in honour of Mr. T. SCOTT of the Scottish Fishery Board, a very able and industrious investigator of the Entomostraca and other Invertebrates. (Brady,1890) [details]
